Senior Structural Engineer

Socket.dev; Silver Spring (MD); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Limited work from home schedule

Professional development

Community involvement

Job summary

DHA is seeking a senior structural engineer to join our Structural Group in Silver Spring, MD. The role focuses on high visibility projects across office, commercial, healthcare, sports, and residential sectors.

Ideal candidates have 6–10 years of structural design experience, PE/SE licensure, and proficiency in RAM, ETABS, RISA, AutoCAD, and REVIT. A limited work-from-home arrangement is available and collaboration with a regional team is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or architectural Engineering (structures).
• PE or SE license required.
• 6 to 10 years of experience in structural design for commercial/institutional projects.

Responsibilities

• Quality control of design calculations and drawings.
• Field reviews for projects under construction and surveys of existing structures.
• Review submittals and respond to RFIs; support construction administration.
• Manage project resources and client communication.

Skills

Structural design

Team leadership

Client communication

Revit

AutoCAD

RAM/ETABS/RISA

Education

Bachelor's in Civil or Architectural Eng (structures)

Master’s degree a plus

Tools

RAM

ETABS

RISA

AutoCAD

REVIT

Job description

DHA is seeking a senior structural engineer in the structural department who will work on high visibility and interesting structural engineering projects along with special assignments. The qualified candidate will have at least 4 to 8 years of relevant experience in a structural engineering consulting role. The candidate will have experience working on office, commercial, healthcare, sports, community, residential, and mixed-use projects. The qualified candidate should be self-motivated individual who can work within a team and serve clients on projects. You would be joining a company that supports community service, involvement in professional organization and professional development. Limited work from home schedule is offered for this position. This position will report to the Structural Group manager in the Silver Spring, Md office.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct quality control reviews to ensure design calculations and structural drawings are complete, coordinated, follow the office’s standards and have a high level of quality.
• Perform field review for projects under construction and surveys of existing structures.
• Contribute to the construction administration duties such as reviewing submittals and responding to RFIs.
• Project financial success, including efficient utilization of staff and resources.
• Effective delegation and direction to structural engineers, Revit operators and administrative staff.
• Contribute to the analysis and design calculations as well as the structural drawings for assigned projects.
• Communicate with clients and consultants to understand project requirements.
• Networking, including active participation in and leadership of professional organizations
• Reading and developing contract plans and specifications
• Preforming construction administration duties such as reviewing submittals and responding to RFIs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or architectural Engineering (with focus on structures) from an accredited university. Master’s degree a plus.
• PE or SE license required. years of relevant experience in structural design of commercial, institutional, residential or infrastructure projects using concrete, steel and wood required.
• 6 to 10 years of experience should include structural design of new buildings, renovations, and additions.
• Candidate shall have a working knowledge and clear understanding of structural engineering principles.
• Knowledge of appropriate structural engineering design software required (e.g., RAM, ETABS, RISA, etc.)
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD and REVIT is required.
• Excellent written, oral, and verbal communication skills required.
• Highly motivated and responsible individual with strong work ethic.
• Candidate must be willing to learn and comfortable working in a team.